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Mexican activist killed while leading protest on daughter's murder

2010-12-18 22:45:07 GMT+7 (ICT)

CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (BNO NEWS) -- Marisela Escobedo, a Mexican activist, was killed by an unidentified gunman on Thursday evening as she was leading a protest over the 2008 murder of her daughter in Chihuahua, northern Mexico, police said on Saturday.

Escobedo, 52, was stationed at Hidalgo Square in front of the Presidential Palace for eight days to protest against her daughter's murder. On Thursday, the activist was shot in the head at around 8 p.m. local time.

At the moment of the murder she was accompanied by her granddaughter and another relative. Police said three men approached Escobedo and began talking to her, making her feel threatened. Escobedo then ran towards the Presidential Palace for protection but one of the men followed her and shot her in the back of her head at the entrance of the building.

Paramedics quickly arrived at the spot of the shooting and transported the activist to a local hospital. However, at around 10.30 p.m. local time, Escobedo passed away as a result of her severe injuries.

The gunman was last seen entering a vehicle which picked him up at the crime scene. The two other individuals who were with him fled the scene by foot.

Law enforcement soon secured the area and began an investigation. They recovered a 9 mm-caliber bullet, a used cigarette, video footage from the palace's cameras and interviewed four eyewitnesses. Authorities said that the perpetrator could be identified due to the DNA on the cigarette.

Escobedo was protesting against the 2008 murder of Rubi Marisol Frayre, her daughter. Authorities earlier arrested Sergio Barraza for being the alleged murderer but freed him in Ciudad Juarez eight months ago despite his confession for the murder.

The activist followed Barraza to Zacatecas state where the suspected murderer went to join the Los Zetas drug cartel organization. But despite her intense efforts, Escobedo was not able to find him.

After returning to Chihuahua, Escobedo staged several protests on the streets and near governmental buildings. Last Sunday, Escobedo said that Barraza's relatives threatened her for continuing to investigate the crime. She responded by saying that only her death would stop her from protesting.

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-- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-12-18

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